preventing backscatter at the source

[Julian Field]

Hugo van der Kooij wrote:
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The "web bug" trap in MailScanner catches most of those and disables 
them. And since I got the anycast stuff up and running (thanks again, 
Matt!) it doesn't even hammer my web server any more.

It's pretty effective.
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> Well, This proves that some people are able to commit a capital SMTP
> offence by using MS and configure it incorrectly.
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> Jules: You have my vote in favor of permanent removal of the list of the
> offender.
Need to catch him at it again, just to be sure I've got the right address.
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> Hugo.
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>     A: Yes.
>     >Q: Are you sure?
>     >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>     >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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